The Bridge World

MASTER SOLVERS CLUB

Scores for the June 2023 Contest

Problem A

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K 4 2

♥ A K Q 6

♦ —

♣ Q J 7 6 3 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♣	2 NT^*	3 ♣	Pass
?

^*red suits; any strength

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♦	100	14	23
3 ♥	70	8	36
5 ♣	50	3	20
3 ♦	40	1	10
5 ♦	40	1	0
6 ♣	30	0	2
4 ♥	0	0	3
4 ♣	0	0	2
Pass	0	0	2
3 ♠	0	0	1
6 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 8 6 4

♥ A 10

♦ K J 6 2

♣ 10 5 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♣	1 ♥	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	20	47
1 ♠	50	4	32
2 ♥	40	2	12
Pass	30	1	5
2 ♣	0	0	3
else	0	0	1

Problem C

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q J 10

♥ Q 8

♦ Q J 10 8 5

♣ 4 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♥	2 ♣	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: new-suit bids nonforcing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	20	62
2 NT	50	4	9
2 ♥	40	2	19
3 ♣	30	1	0
Pass	10	0	4
2 ♠	0	0	4
3 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem D

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 9 3

♥ A K J

♦ A K Q 10 4

♣ J 7

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	1 ♠	Pass	Pass
Double^*	Pass	2 ♥	Pass
?

^*BWS: 2 NT would have shown 18-19 HCP

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♠	100	14	45
3 ♦	80	10	33
Pass	50	2	9
3 ♥	40	1	9
2 NT	30	0	3
4 ♥	0	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A J 2

♥ A Q 6 4 3 2

♦ —

♣ A K J 6

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
3 ♣	Pass	4 ♣	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♦	100	13	62
4 ♠	70	7	22
6 ♣	50	3	5
5 ♦	50	3	2
5 ♠	30	1	0
4 ♥	0	0	6
5 NT	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem F

Imps
East-West vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ J 7 5 4

♥ Q J 10 7 5

♦ Q

♣ 10 9 8

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	1 ♦	Pass
1 ♥	Pass	1 ♠	Pass
2 ♠	Pass	3 ♥	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
4 ♥	100	18	29
Pass	60	5	20
3 ♠	40	2	31
4 ♠	40	2	19
4 ♣	30	0	0
4 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K Q 10 4

♥ K Q 10 9

♦ 5 3 2

♣ A K

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
——	——	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	10	69
1 ♦	90	9	24
1 ♣	60	5	3
1 ♥	50	3	3
1 ♠	30	0	0
else	0	0	1

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 8

♥ A J 10 9 8 7 3 2

♦ 2

♣ J 10 9

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
4 ♥	Pass	Pass	5 ♦
Pass	Pass	Double	(All Pass)

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♥ A	100	14	48
♠ 8	90	13	44
♣ J	30	0	8
else	0	0	0

MSC CONTEST

These are the scores that were assigned to the problems, as well as the number of votes each solution received from our expert panel, and the approximate percentage of solvers' answers.

See the June issue of The Bridge World to read the panel's in-depth discussion of these contest problems—see how each expert answered and learn how they came to their decisions.